[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 20 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H849-H850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       7686. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--
     Walnuts Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No. FV97-984-1 FIR] received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       7687. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his requests for FY 1998 supplemental 
     appropriations and FY 1999 budget amendments to address 
     emergency funding needs related to the situation in Bosnia 
     and in Southwest Asia as well as to natural disasters in the 
     United States; and to designate these requests as emergency 
     requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107; (H. Doc. No. 105-220); 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       7688. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the report to Congress for Department of Defense purchases 
     from foreign entities in fiscal year 1997, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-201, section 827 (110 Stat. 2611); to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       7689. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report that the Department has not authorized any category 
     of merchandise to be sold in, at, or by commissary stores, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2486(b)(11); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       7690. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting a report on the operation of the system for 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 460(g); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       7691. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on tied aid credits, pursuant to Public Law 99-472, 
     section 19 (100 Stat. 1207); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       7692. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the 1997 annual report on the 
     Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2541-1(i); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7693. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, transmitting 
     the Adminstration's final rule-- Extralabel Animal Drug Use; 
     Fluoroquinolones and Glycopeptides; Order of Prohibition 
     [Docket No.97N-0172] received March 3, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.
       7694. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-271, 
     ``Suspension of Liquor Licenses Amendment Act of 1998'' 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7695. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-272, ``Make a 
     Difference Selection Committee Establishment Act of 1998'' 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7696. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-273, 
     ``Natural and Artificial Gas Gross Receipts Tax Amendment of 
     1998'' received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code section 
     1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7697. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-276, 
     ``Commercial Mobile Telecommunication Service Tax 
     Clarification Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7698. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-268, 
     ``Unemployment Compensation Tax Stabilization Second 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7699. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-270, 
     ``Testing of District Government Drivers of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicles for Alcohol and Controlled Substances Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       7700. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-278, ``Equal 
     Opportunity For Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business 
     Enterprises Temporary Act of 1998'' received March 2, 1998, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7701. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 12-277, 
     ``Mortgage Lender and Broker Act of 1996 Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1998 '' received March 2, 1998, pursuant to D.C. Code 
     section 1--233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       7702. A letter from the Director, Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service, transmitting the 1996 annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. section 8G(h)(2); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       7703. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for the calendar year 1997, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       7704. A letter from the Director, Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7705. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for the calendar year 1997, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       7706. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Offshore Component of Pollock in the Aleutian Islands Subarea 
     [Docket No. 971208296-7296-01; I.D. 022098B] received March 
     2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       7707. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule--Financial Assistance for Research and Development 
     Projects to Strengthen and Develop the U.S. Fishing Industry 
     [Docket No. 960223046-8030-03; I.D. 012398C] (RIN: 0648-ZA09) 
     received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       7708. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule--Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure [Docket No. 970930235-
     8028-02; I.D. 022498A] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7709. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Adminstrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 
     Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Amendment 8 [Docket No. 970606131-8033-02; I.D. 
     041497C] (RIN: 0648-AG25) received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7710. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inshore Component 
     Pollock in the Bering Sea Subarea [Docket No. 971208296-7296-
     01; I.D. 022598C] received March 2, 1998, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.
       7711. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Taking and 
     Importing Marine Mammals; Taking of Ringed Seals Incidental 
     to On-Ice Seismic Activity [Docket No. 970725179-8017-03; 
     I.D. 071497A] (RIN: 0648-AK33) received March 3, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       7712. A letter from the Independent Counsel, Office of 
     Independent Counsel, transmitting the third annual report, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 598(a)(2); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       7713. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Fifteenth Annual Report of Accomplishments 
     Under the Airport Improvement Program for the Fiscal Year 
     1996, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(2); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7714. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule--
     Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F28 Mark 0100 Series 
     Airplanes [Docket No. 97-NM-264-AD; Amendment 39-10169; AD 
     97-19-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received February 27, 1998, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7715. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Policy 
     and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule--Indirect

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     Food Additives: Polymers [Docket No. 97F-0336] received 
     February 27, 1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       7716. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue 
     Service, transmitting the Service's final rule--Source and 
     Grouping Rules for Foreign Sales Corporation Transfer Pricing 
     [Docket No. REG-102144-98] (RIN: 1545-AV90) received March 2, 
     1998, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       7717. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the appropriation 
     justification for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection 
     Board(MSPB) for fiscal year 1999; jointly to the Committees 
     on Government Reform and Oversight and Appropriations.

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